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Re: [PATCH] ethtool_ops rev 4

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ethtool_ops rev 4
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:35:31 -0400
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Jeff Garzik wrote:
It's an explicit goal to avoid changing the driver API in such a way that there is a remotely sane path to supporting older kernels.


I, of course, meant the exact opposite here :)

We want to provide a sane, ifdef-free path to kcompat, where feasible.


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